![]() Cat’s and Maya’s reactions to ghosts exemplify each girl’s fear and acceptance, respectively, and their mother’s wistful regrets over her relationship with her departed Mexican mother add yet another bittersweet perspective. ![]() ![]() Telgemeier deftly weaves serious topics through the breezy presentation and masterfully and concisely adds layers of meaning with small gestures that subtly nudge at feelings about death. But Cat is terrified, especially after Maya finally meets the ghosts and the exertion puts her in the hospital for weeks. Bouncy, gregarious Maya is thrilled at the thought of meeting ghosts-they struggle to breathe, just like her, and she’s eager to have some reassurances about death, since she knows hers is coming. ![]() Though she’s initially distraught, Cat eventually settles in, but her next-door neighbor Carlos, who won’t shut up about the ghosts that visit their town, is a constant thorn in her side. ![]() Cat and her family move to foggy, windy Bahía de la Luna for her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, since the new climate will be better for her health. ![]()
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